# Iowa Code § 481A.7: Hunting on game refuges

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.7

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 481A.7
- **Heading:** Hunting on game refuges
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481A / Section 481A.7

## Text

(1) It shall be unlawful to hunt, pursue, kill, trap or take any wild animal, bird, or game on any state game refuge so established at any time of the year, and no one shall carry firearms thereon, providing, however, that predatory birds and animals may be killed or trapped under the authority and direction of the director.

(2) The commission may specify the distance from a state game refuge where shooting is prohibited, and shall have notice of same posted at such distance in conspicuous places around the refuge, provided, however, this prohibition shall not apply to owners or tenants hunting on their own land outside of a state game refuge. The commission may prohibit shooting at any reasonable distance from a state game refuge deemed necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the refuge is established.

[C27, 31, 35, §1709-a2; C39, §1709.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.7]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1855C93, §481A.7

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 481A.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.2 State ownership and title — exceptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.3 Conclusive presumption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.4 Fish hatcheries game farms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.5 State game refuges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.6 Game management area.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.6A Pen-reared pheasants release by landowners and tenants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.6A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.6B Pheasant population studies reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.6B.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.7 Hunting on game refuges.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.8 Notice of establishment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.9 Spawning grounds.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.10 Reports and accounting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.10.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.10A Farmer advisory committee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.10A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 481A.11 Seized or accidentally killed game disposition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXI_C481A_S481A.11.md)

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